Riyadh will increase efforts to curb Twitter criticism

In the wake of the Khashoggi affair, Riyadh has stepped up its campaign to drown out or silence dissenting voices online

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  • Punishing dissent
  • Persistent critics
  • Bots and trolls
  • 'Troll farms'
  • International dimension
  • Lasting impacts

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